Charger-loading rifle and charger thereto



Jan- 1 1932- R. VON FROMMER CHARGER LQADING RIFLE AND CHARGER TI'IERETO Filed April '7. 1931 H; -%ommeh Patented Jan. 12, 1932 RUDOLIE voN FROMMER, or BUDArEsT, HUNGARY CHARGER-LOADING RIFLE AN D CHARGER THERETO Application filed April 7, 1931, Serial No. 528,416, and in Hungary May- 8, 1930.

This invention relates to charger-loading rifles and more particularly to the constructigln of the charger guides and charges of such r1 es.

Charger-loading rifles could hitherto only be constructed with a breech casing which was closed behind the cartridge ejector opening. In other words, the loading of rifles with charges was impossible if the breech casing had a slot at one side of it and above the magazine of the rifle. This was due to the fact that the charger could not be duly fixed during the loading of such rifles.

The present invention makes it possible to construct charger-loading rifles of the last mentioned type by forming the charger as well as the charge guide in such a manner that the charger can be well secured in its guide, in spite of the fact that it is held only on one side. i

In the accompanying drawings one form of the invention is shown by way of example.

Figure 1 is a partial longitudinal section of a rifle in which a charger is inserted.

V Figure 2 is a top plan view of the rifle according to Figure l, but after the removal of a part of the charger.

Figure 3 is a section taken on line IIIIII of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is the same section but with the has preferably a circular cross section, i. e.

the strip 1 has a bulb on one side of it. The other edge 3 of the charger strip is flat in cross section and, after insertion of the charger, rests on the surface 9 of the breech casing, thus limiting the movement of the strip 1. It is to be understood, however, that the depth of insertion "of the strip 1 can be limited also by its edge or bulb 2. On the strip 1 are provided the well known elastic lips 4: for the purpose of retaining the cartridges in the charger. V

In orderto depress the cartridges, during the loading of the rifle, only by acting on their rear portions, for instance at the rim of their bases, and to attain thereby a smooth sliding down of the cartridges, there is arranged on the charger a press block 5, the contact surface of which touches the cartridges only at the rim of their bases or at the portion adjacent to the base. The other portion of the cartridges remains untouched by the block 5 as is best shown in Figure 1. On the one side of the breech casing 6,

above the magazine 10 of the rifle, there is a bore 7 and a slot 8 (see Fig. 2) which form a groove serving as charger guide, in which 6 the lower portion ofthe edge 2 of the strip 1 can be inserted. The slot 8 is adapted to take the flat part of the strip 1, while the bore 7. takes the bulb 2. Consequently, the slot 8 forming the opening of the groove is nar- 05 rower than the diameter of the bore 7, which. forms the inner portion of said groove. After insertion of the strip 1 into the groove 7, 8 in which the strip preferably fits tightly, this strip is fixed against shifting in any direc tion parallel to the barrel or crosswise-to it. Thus the 'strip 1 is fixed by means of-its one edge only as well as by the guides of the known rifles'in which the strip is totally sur: rounded by its guides.

p r 5 The loading or the rifle 1S effected,as is well 7 known, by pressing the block 5 downwards and thus forcing the cartridges of the charger intothe magazine 10, in which the platform 12 and the magazine spring 11 are' situated.

Having now particularly described and as, certained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is 1. In a chargerdoading rifle a slot situated on one side of the breech casing and above the magazine of the rifle, a charger guide consisting of a groove which is situated in an immovable part of the rifle and above said magazine, said groove having an opening which is narrower than the inner portion of it and being adapted to take an edge of a charger strip provided with an enlargement, on its said edge and adapted to fit tightly in said groove. 7

2. In a charger-loading rifle a slot situated on one side of the breech casing and above the magazine of the rifle, a charger guide consisting of a groove which is situated in said iw 2 v I I 1,840,477

breech casing and above said magazine, said groove having an opening which is narrower than the inner portion of it and being adapt-' 7 ed to take an edge of a charger strip pro- I 5 Vided with an enlargement onits said edge and adapted to fit tightly in said groove.

3. In a charger-loadingrifleaySclaimedin claim 1, a groove forming thec'hargemguide and consisting of a bore adapted tota kethe l enlargement of the charger 'strip and' of'a '7 slot adapted to take-the flat-part of said i charger strip. v Y 7. 4. In a charger-"loadingri'fle as claimed in claim a g e i rm g heha z eri u d I 15 and consisting ofa bo're'adaptedto take the p enlargementiofthe charger stripandofa slot adaptedto ;take :the' flat part of .saidy:charger 1 .strip. 7 a V, 5.. Inachargerfor charger -1oading.rifles; a v

V rchal'ger strip adaptedcto takethe bases of-the cartridges, a pressr 'block guided insaidstrip andadaptedto depress the ca-rtridgestof the 3 ;charg'er into the magazine, ,an enlargement {011 one edge of said strip adapted to;fit;tightly 'intothe charger-guideoftlm rifle.

6. Ina charger-as claimed in'claim 5, a press v block touching the. cartridges only.- at the parts 7 adjacent to their base. i

In testimony .Whereof I afiix-my-sign-ature. V

1 BUDOLF .v. FROMMER. 

